Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This work provides a comprehensive overview of the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic. It
examines the historical and social background of the HIV/AIDS situation and looks at the
importance of the media and science communication in combating the effects of the epidemic
on society. This research explores the different forms of health communication and the varied
benefits of each. Overall, it highlights positive media efforts that have helped redirect the
HIV/AIDS epidemic within the social and political context of the HIV epidemic in South
Africa. The second half of this work covers the challenges experienced in gaining publicsector
antiretroviral treatment and the roles the media have played in informing and
mobilizing society for these efforts. Through a community clinic ethnographic case study this
work explores the current state of treatment clinics, social challenges experienced in the
Usapho Lwethu Clinic of Gugulethu and the future of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South
Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werk verskaf ‘n omvattende oorsig van die Suid-Afrikaanse HIV/VIGS epidemie. Dit
ondersoek die historiese en sosiale agtergrond van die HIV/VIGS toestand en belig die
belangrikheid van media en wetenskaplike kommunikasie in die bestryding van die effek van
hierdie epidemie op die samelewing. Hierdie navorsing verken die verskillende vorms van
gesondheidskommunikasie en die onderskeie voordele van elk. In sy geheel beklemtoon dit
die positiewe pogings van die media wat gehelp het met die herkanalisering van die
HIV/VIGS epidemie binne die sosiale en politieke konteks in Suid-Afrika. Die tweede helfte
van die werk gee 'n oorsig van die rol wat die media speel in die beskikbaarstelling van
inligting en die mobilisasie van die publiek en die stryd rondom die verkryging van
antiretrovirale behandeling vir die algemene publiek. ‘n Etnies-grafiese gevallestudie van ‘n
plaaslike gemeenskapskliniek word gebruik om die huidige toestand in behandelingsklinieke
toe te lig asook die sosiale uitdagings in die Usapho Lwethu Kliniek in Gugulethu en die
toekoms rondom die HIV/VIGS epidemie in Suid-Afrika.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/17254 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Yeager, Valerie (Valerie Ann) |
| Contributors | Claassen, George, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Journalism. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 75 leaves |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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